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Flights Disrupted At Lagos Airport Over Fire Outbreak
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There was a fire outbreak at a section of the Lagos airport on Thursday.
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The outbreak triggered the diversion of some flights.
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FAAN said the fire was being brought under control.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has diverted flight operations at terminal one of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos State to the D Wing.
The Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN, Obiageli Orah, disclosed the development in a statement on Thursday.
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Orah said the diversion followed a fire outbreak at the facility in the early hours of Thursday.
According to the FAAN spokesperson, at “05:29 hrs, smoke was detected billowing from the E54 Bridge, leading electrical engineers to immediately cut off power to the entire E Wing”.
“The Airport Rescue and Firefighting Services (ARFFS) team was quick to respond, arriving at the scene by 05:30 hrs. Initial suspicions point to sparks from an electrical unit as the cause, but a thorough investigation is ongoing to ascertain the cause of the fire,” he said.
Although the fire is said to have been brought under control, Orah disclosed that efforts are ongoing to ventilate the smoke from the building.
“The incident, which had escalated into a fire, was brought under control by 06:41 hrs. Efforts to ventilate the smoke from the building are in progress,” he added.
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On April 23, FAAN also diverted flights from the local airport to the international terminal after a Dana Air plane veered off the runway at the Lagos airport.
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